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TROPIC Leaders meeting via teleconference September 6 2007
Present: Martha, David
Mentor activity:
David and Karen are launching staff mentoring sessions (“coffee afternoons”) starting next week
David to contact Ian re observations
Martha has done a co-observation with Sean
October workshop:
Leaders to meet 10am Wednesday 10th to plan training – Deb in your conversations with Caloundra Resort can you check if we can book in early or if there is a space that could be made available to us for planning on that day?
David suggested inviting all attendees to meet for dinner on the Wednesday evening – a very good idea as we have a packed program on the Thursday and many participants won’t have met each other yet – this will give everyone a chance to settle in and get some of the ‘chatty stuff’ out of the way
Peter is to send a program for the event soon. It will include Laurie Kelly & Co on Thursday including a dinner speaker. Mark Davidson will present ‘tips and trends for teachers’ based on the microskills and items on the observation sheets, on Friday morning. I suggest we then break people into groups and get them to discuss the following points:
How many observations/what other activities eg microskills sessions or mentoring have you conducted?
How are you going to integrate your learning from the mini-conference into your teaching and/or into your mentoring?
What are ALL the ways we can improve the networking of the group?
Everyone then reports back to the larger group and after lunch we go home. For Tropical North staff and Mark Davidson I am intending to get people to book flights arriving Brisbane 3:30pm 10th – hire car to Caloundra depart Brisbane 5:15pm 12thNovember training:
Leaders to plan and prepare on 10th October – Martha will have photos of Neva’s flipcharts and will bring paper and pens
Need to recruit in each institute (Leaders) and BRIT (Martha and Peter?)
Other stuff:
David suggested regular updates to all staff in each institute about TROPIC activities etc as a responsibility of each Leader
Martha to recruit someone to act as Leader within TNQT
TROPIC Leaders meeting via videoconference August 23 2007
Present: Martha, Gillian, Bob
1) Mentor follow-ups:
SQIT: Bob has contacted Len in Mount Isa, waiting for Len to confirm a date. Bob has also contacted Chris and Cathy and they will be lining up co-observations soon. Gillian has been in touch with Bob McIntosh and with Jeannie. Starting a new DISCO group soon Jeannie will observe Gillian.
TNQT: Sue Wighton has filmed Deb’s and Trevor’s classes. Martha has co-observed with Phil and will be catching up with Sue M. and Jen soon.
2) October event:
Gillian suggested conference bags for participants. Martha to contact Peter to request from Marketing.
Currently 15 confirmed attendance.
Laurie Kelly has provided a draft program and Mark Davidson has been invited.
Gillian also suggested we ensure photos are taken at the event to be used for later promotional purposes.
3) November training:
Agreed to start promoting next week, Leaders to make contact with respective Institute marketing departments and provide copy for newsletters. Martha to send photos of Cairns training to Gillian.
Martha/Peter to contact BRIT.
Dorothy Devine (Glasser trainer) has expressed interest in attending the training as an observer.
4) Policy document: Any comments or alterations needed by end of next week, then Martha to put on the wiki.
5) RTF mid-term report due next Tuesday: Martha to put draft on wiki (done). Martha to re-send survey to Gillian and remaining 4 non-respondents.
6) Next meeting: September 6th 1-2pm via VC (if available) to Toowoomba, Dalby, Bundaberg and Cairns. Martha to book.
7) Other business: Bob has completed the Glasser course. Bob and Gillian will be conducting micro-skills sessions at the SQIT staff conference.
Here's where we will keep all the meeting minutes, for your reading pleasure.
Present: Martha, David
Mentor activity:
- David and Karen are launching staff mentoring sessions (“coffee afternoons”) starting next week
- David to contact Ian re observations
- Martha has done a co-observation with Sean
October workshop:- Leaders to meet 10am Wednesday 10th to plan training – Deb in your conversations with Caloundra Resort can you check if we can book in early or if there is a space that could be made available to us for planning on that day?
- David suggested inviting all attendees to meet for dinner on the Wednesday evening – a very good idea as we have a packed program on the Thursday and many participants won’t have met each other yet – this will give everyone a chance to settle in and get some of the ‘chatty stuff’ out of the way
- Peter is to send a program for the event soon. It will include Laurie Kelly & Co on Thursday including a dinner speaker. Mark Davidson will present ‘tips and trends for teachers’ based on the microskills and items on the observation sheets, on Friday morning. I suggest we then break people into groups and get them to discuss the following points:
- How many observations/what other activities eg microskills sessions or mentoring have you conducted?
- How are you going to integrate your learning from the mini-conference into your teaching and/or into your mentoring?
- What are ALL the ways we can improve the networking of the group?
- Everyone then reports back to the larger group and after lunch we go home. For Tropical North staff and Mark Davidson I am intending to get people to book flights arriving Brisbane 3:30pm 10th – hire car to Caloundra depart Brisbane 5:15pm 12thNovember training:
- Leaders to plan and prepare on 10th October – Martha will have photos of Neva’s flipcharts and will bring paper and pens
- Need to recruit in each institute (Leaders) and BRIT (Martha and Peter?)
Other stuff:TROPIC Leaders meeting via videoconference August 23 2007
Present: Martha, Gillian, Bob
1) Mentor follow-ups:
SQIT: Bob has contacted Len in Mount Isa, waiting for Len to confirm a date. Bob has also contacted Chris and Cathy and they will be lining up co-observations soon. Gillian has been in touch with Bob McIntosh and with Jeannie. Starting a new DISCO group soon Jeannie will observe Gillian.
TNQT: Sue Wighton has filmed Deb’s and Trevor’s classes. Martha has co-observed with Phil and will be catching up with Sue M. and Jen soon.
2) October event:
Gillian suggested conference bags for participants. Martha to contact Peter to request from Marketing.
Currently 15 confirmed attendance.
Laurie Kelly has provided a draft program and Mark Davidson has been invited.
Gillian also suggested we ensure photos are taken at the event to be used for later promotional purposes.
3) November training:
Agreed to start promoting next week, Leaders to make contact with respective Institute marketing departments and provide copy for newsletters. Martha to send photos of Cairns training to Gillian.
Martha/Peter to contact BRIT.
Dorothy Devine (Glasser trainer) has expressed interest in attending the training as an observer.
4) Policy document: Any comments or alterations needed by end of next week, then Martha to put on the wiki.
5) RTF mid-term report due next Tuesday: Martha to put draft on wiki (done). Martha to re-send survey to Gillian and remaining 4 non-respondents.
6) Next meeting: September 6th 1-2pm via VC (if available) to Toowoomba, Dalby, Bundaberg and Cairns. Martha to book.
7) Other business: Bob has completed the Glasser course. Bob and Gillian will be conducting micro-skills sessions at the SQIT staff conference.
Leaders meeting August 1 2007:
March 2007 workshop:
November 2006 videoconference:
August 2006 workshop: